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Do Not Make Unwise Financial Obligations Part 2 of 3

Do Not Make Unwise Financial Obligations Here is the outline we have been working from:

Do Not Make Unwise Financial Obligations (Prov.6:1-5; 22:7).

I.) Performing A Self-induced Dilemma of Being Collateral for A Loan, vs.1-2.

A) Being in the dilemma by being surety for a friend, vs.1a.

B) Being in the dilemma by shaking hands with a stranger, 1b.

C) Being in the dilemma by being snared by your financial agreement, vs.2.

II.) Perform A Self-Initiated Deliverance of Being Collateral for A Loan, vs.3-5.

A) Be persistent in delivering yourself in a humbling manner, 3b.

B) Be persistent in delivering yourself in a hassling manner, 3c.

C) Be persistent in delivering yourself in an hourly manner, 4.

D) Be persistent in delivering yourself in a hurriedly manner, 5.

1) Be in a hurriedly manner delivering yourself as a buck from a hunter, vs.5a.

2) Be in a hurriedly manner delivering yourself as a bird from a hawker, vs.5b.

III.) Perform A Sure Determination Not to Borrow Loans from Others (Prov. 22:7).

A) The bountiful rule over the lacking, 7a.

B) The borrower is slave to the lender, 7b.

Do Not Make Unwise Financial Obligations. We have been studying Proverbs 6:1-5 and what the Bible says about personal debt and becoming a co-signer for the debt and or loans of others. Last time we left off with verse two and the dilemma of being snared by your financial agreement with others. Now let's pick up with our study by looking at performing a self-initiated deliverance of being collateral for a loan. We'll see this in verses three through five.

II.) Perform A Self-Initiated Deliverance of Being Collateral for A Loan vs.3-5

“Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend. Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.” (Prov.6:3-5, KJV)

A) Be persistent in delivering yourself in a humbling manner, 3b

“Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself...” Deliver yourself! The Hebrew verb for deliver means to escape or to save one’s self! Like an animal ensnared, we are to struggle, wiggle, strain, do whatever we must to be persistent in escaping from the financial pledge we have made on behalf of another.

We are to be persistent in delivering ourselves in a humbling manner. “Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself,... (emphasis mine). Bight your pride, lay aside any dignity you think you have and humble yourself in getting out of your pledge. However, not only humbly, but we are to deliver ourselves in a hassling manner as well.

B) Be persistent in delivering yourself in a hassling manner, 3c

“Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend.” (emphasis mine). Sometimes our English translations and or their editors have a difficult time translating the thought of the original biblical language into our English versions. Here is one of them. The Hebrew verb for make sure is rahab which carries the strong emphasis of to press upon someone or to strongly urge the person, to persuade them, to hassle them if you please.

C) Be persistent in delivering yourself in a hassling manner, 3c

Deliver yourself from your pledge in a humbling and hassling manner. Also be persistent in delivering yourself in an hourly manner or timely fashion as well. Look at our text again: “Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend. Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids.” Don’t give in to sleep nor slumber. Do Not Make Unwise Financial Obligations.

Get up and be persistent in delivering yourself out of your unwise decision to become collateral for another’s debt. Don’t sleep! No thorough inspections of the back of your eyelids. No naps! Uh – uh, no snoring either! Those sweet dreams need to wait for another day. Keep at it twenty-four seven; all day and all night. Hour by hour, minute by minute. Immediately, be persistent in delivering yourself from your financial commitment on behalf of another.

Humbly, hassling, hourly, around the clock, be persistent in delivering yourself free from the financial pledge you have unwisely made. Now King Solomon nails the final nail in his foundational truth of getting away from debtors with delivering ourselves in a hurriedly fashion as well.

D) Be persistent in delivering yourself in a hurriedly manner,

“Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend. Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.” (emphasis mine, Proverbs 6:5, KJV)

As he started out with hunter’s analogies in verse two, King Solomon now returns to them to illustrate the atrocities to be in hock over someone else’s loan. He tells us to run, to struggle out of our financial trap as a buck from a hunter. I remember, not fondly I might add, as a boy getting up at 4:00 in the morning (no one is up at 4:00 in the morning, not even the angels!) to go deer hunting with my father. My Dad, God rest his soul, was an outdoorsman; I however, am not.

Deer in a scope

My Father loved nature. He was right at home being in the middle of the woods whether it was sweaty hot or freezing cold. He would go and sit on a ridge up high where he could see anything coming for a pretty good distance away. He would have me walk a mile or two around a valley and then walk toward him. The idea was I would spook or drive deer toward him as they were running away from my noise. Aka, a trap. I spent four freezing winters doing this being so cold that some of the hair under my nose broke off! Four dreadful, hating every minute of cold, cold, cold seasons hunting with my father. I did this without ever bagging a deer.

The year I left home after graduating from high school, my Dad bagged and tagged a three-hundred-pound buck. He was so heavy my father had to find someone down the road to help him with their four wheeler! Upset I didn’t get to reap the rewards, but nevertheless, happy for my Dad! God says we are to run away from financial cosigning as a buck from the hunter and then as a bird from a hawker.Do Not Make Unwise Financial Obligations.

“Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend. Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.” (emphasis mine, Proverbs 6:5, KJV)

Do Not Make Unwise Financial Obligations

This has been part two of a three-part series. I hope you found it inspiring and helpful with your walk with Jesus. Let’s go to church this Sunday. These are certainly troubling and uncertain times that we live in. From the ever growing national debt, to corrupt, lying, greedy politicians, extremist’s terrorists, slipping moralities to God only knows what’s next. I never in my wildest dreams thought there would be a national debate over sex gender and bathrooms! I don’t remember when people had such a low opinion and dismal outlook about our country and where it is headed. Very few people that we come in contact with on a daily basis have a very positive attitude.

Harbor Baptist Church 1120 Clay street, Fleming Island, FL 32003

Both born from above and the un-regenerate, very few! This great nation of ours is on a speeding train of declination. The train is on a track to degradation and she is picking up steam: fast! Ole Uncle Sam needs a revival. From the president and his administration in the White house right down to the kid behind the counter at McDonald's. We need a fresh awakening from the Holy Spirit of God. America needs another outpouring of the Holy Ghost as was experienced by the first century Church.
Come join our pastor, our church and me in praying for revival. Won’t you join me today and start by carrying ourselves and our loved ones to church. I need church, you need church, your family needs the Church! If you are in the Clay county area of North Florida come worship with us at Harbor Baptist church located on the corner of Clay Street (1120) & US Hwy 17, Fleming Island, FL. We are located just to the right of Corky Bell’s Seafood restaurant. Morning worship is at 10:30 and we meet Sunday evening at 6:00 p.m.

Better yet, come join our group for Bible study with the adults. I lead the adult class entitled: “Harbor Haven, for pairs and spares”. (For couples and singles) We meet @ 9:14 in the main room of the education building. This is the building located right next to the church. We would love for you to come and fellowship with us around the Word of God. And feel free to bring a guest. Whether you attend the worship service or choose not to, we hope to see you for Bible study!
We pride ourselves with being a smaller church with the big difference. I don’t believe you will find another fellowship of believers who have a greater love for God and as a result of His love for us, we have love for one another. You’ll find me and my family there, come visit, both you and our church will be glad that you did!

I am happy to speak on behalf of our Lord Jesus Christ in the North Florida area. I am a conservative, evangelical, fundamentalist teacher whose doctrinal beliefs align with those of the Southern Baptist Convention. My doctrinal views are listed in the menu section of this site. If your pastor is sick, has a sudden emergency or needs a vacation, I am happy to fill in for him. You can contact me by email at: michaelrosenbarker@gmail.com

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Quick facts about Bro. Michael Rosenbarker

• Became a child of God 09-15-1983
• Baptized by immersion 09-16-1983
• Surrendered for service to the Lord Jesus Christ in 1984
• Graduated with honors from Liberty Bible Institute in 1988
• Graduated with honors from Liberty University in 1989
• Has served as founder and operator Of Best Buy Golf Carts from 08-2010 to 08-2015
• Has served as founder and operator Of Best Buy Golf Cart Rentals from 2011 to 2015
• Has served as CEO of Allen’s Auto Electric from 1992 to 2015
• Prior to founding Best Buy Golf Carts, formed Accutrue Enterprises, LLC
• Former operator of Accutrue Enterprises from 2005 to 2015
Currently preaching & teaching the Scriptures to evangelize the sinner and edify the saint